The Hunger Games

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So get this. At an unidentified future date, all children aged 12 to 18 stands a chance of participating in the prestigious Hunger Games. It’s just a competition where kids are involuntary taken from their districts and thrown into an arena where they battle till they’re the last one standing. Oh and “May the Odds Be Ever in Your Favour”. No biggie!
The movie is based on Suzanne Collins’s young adult novel trilogy, and is directed by Gary Ross (Seabiscuit, The Tale of Despereaux).
The Hunger Games stars a great motley of A-list cast, not well-known by mainstream audiences, but nonetheless engaging – such as, Josh Hutcherson (Journey to the Center of the Earth), Woody Harrelson (Zombieland), Lenny Kravitz and our very own Liam Hemsworth.
The story centres on the ever-lovely Jennifer Lawrence (Winter’s Bone, X-Men: First Class) who plays Katniss Everdeen – a feisty young woman from District 12 who spirals into this mess by volunteering to take her little sister’s place in the 74th annual Hunger Games. She’s joined by fellow District 12 member, Peeta Mellark who saved her life in the past – but now she has to kill him, along with the other contestants.
Costumes and set design were superbly put together, especially in Capitol – like a day at the Melbourne Cup gone wrong with bohemian technicolour and extravagant opulence. The soundtrack features some renowned musicians too.
Overall, the Hunger Games pulse-racing action and emotional dilemmas keeps you hooked throughout the film. However, if you’ve seen Kinji Fukasaku’s cult favourite, Battle Royale (2000) before, then the Hunger Games is just another Hollywood rip-off.

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